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Question 1

advocate

Answer 1

a person who argues in favor of a position

Question 2

affidavit

Answer 2

a written statement made before an official

Question 3

affiliate

Answer 3

to be closely associated with

Question 4

affliction

Answer 4

misery; illness; great suffering

Question 5

afford

Answer 5

to give or supply

Question 6

affront

Answer 6

a deliberate act of disrespect

Question 7

aftermath

Answer 7

consequence

Question 8

aggrandize

Answer 8

to exaggerate; to increase in power (wealth, authority, reputation)

Question 9

aggrieve

Answer 9

mistreat; to injure

Question 10

aghast

Answer 10

in shock, terrified

Question 11

alchemy

Answer 11

Magical process of transformation

Question 12

alienate

Answer 12

to make hostile, make feel unwelcomed

Question 13

allegiance

Answer 13

loyalty

Question 14

allegory

Answer 14

story with characters that represent moral or spiritual meanings

Question 15

allot

Answer 15

assign, allocate, distribute

Question 16

altercation

Answer 16

heated fight

Question 17

amass

Answer 17

pile up, accumulate

Question 18

amid

Answer 18

in the middle of

Question 19

anathema

Answer 19

something or someone detested

Question 20

ancillary

Answer 20

providing assistance, subordinate

Question 21

angst

Answer 21

fear, dread, anxiety

Question 22

annex

Answer 22

add or attach

Question 23

annuity

Answer 23

annual allowance or income

Question 24

brouhaha

Answer 24

uproar

Question 25

brusque

Answer 25

abrupt in manner

Question 26

buffoon

Answer 26

joker

Question 27

bulwark

Answer 27

a wall

Question 28

byzantine

Answer 28

complicated in structure